An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

An American Tragedy

Theodore Dreiser

752 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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An American Tragedy is a tour de force, one of the most important novels in the American cannon. Ripped from the headlines, it follows Clyde Griffiths, a handsome, ambitious man whose religious upbringing has left him unprepared to pay the price r...

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Community Reviews

3.66
based on 1,655 reviews

Moods

dark: 64%

reflective: 61%

sad: 58%

emotional: 46%

challenging: 40%

tense: 36%

adventurous: 12%

informative: 6%

mysterious: 6%

hopeful: 3%

inspiring: 2%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
17% of readers chose medium
78% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
35% of readers chose A mix
53% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
64% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

92% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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